The preliminary reading for consumer sentiment in October has dipped to 68.9, according to the University of Michigan's sentiment index, below estimates of 71.0. Catalysts anchors Seana Smith and Madison Mills examine the print in the context of this week's Consumer Price Index (CPI) that came out hotter than expected for the month of September.

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.